Folklore (Taylor Swift album)
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July 24, 2020 |
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Indie folk • Alternative rock • Indie pop • Chamber pop • Orchestral pop |
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16/17 |
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63:29 min |
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Taylor Swift • Jack Antonoff • Aaron Dessner |
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Long Pond (Hudson Valley, New York), Kitty Committee (Los Angeles), Rough Customer (Brooklyn), Electric Lady (New York City), Conway Recording (Los Angeles) |
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Folklore is the eighth studio album by the American singer Taylor Swift . It was released on July 24, 2020 through Republic Records and Taylor Swift Productions. The album was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic , with Swift recording all songs in self-isolation.
background
One day before the album was released, Swift first announced the album on their social media accounts. On the day of publication, in addition to lyric videos for all 16 tracks of the standard album, the music video for the first single Cardigan was released. The physical edition of the album contains the bonus track The Lakes .
Cover design
The album cover of the standard edition shows Swift standing alone in a forest and is in black and white. It does not contain the album title or the artist name. The 8 physical special editions each have their own album cover.
Music and lyrics
The sound of the album has been described as "coherent and atmospheric". Swift leaves her comfort zone and tries not to be radio friendly at all, taking the position of different characters in the way she tells the songs.
Track list
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 1. | The 1 | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:30 |
| 2. | Cardigan | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:59 |
| 3. | The Last Great American Dynasty | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:51 |
| 4th | Exile (feat. Bon Iver) | Taylor Swift, William Bowery, Justin Vernon | Aaron Dessner | 4:45 |
| 5. | My Tears Ricochet | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 4:15 |
| 6th | Mirrorball | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 3:29 |
| 7th | Seven | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:28 |
| 8th. | August | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 4:21 |
| 9. | This Is Me Trying | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 3:15 |
| 10. | Illicit Affairs | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 3:10 |
| 11. | Invisible string | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 4:21 |
| 12. | Mad woman | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:57 |
| 13. | Epiphany | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 4:49 |
| 14th | Betty | Taylor Swift, William Bowery | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff | 4:54 |
| 15th | Peace | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:43 |
| 16. | Hoax | Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner | Aaron Dessner | 3:40 |
The physical edition of the album also includes:
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length |
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| 17th | The Lakes | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | 3:32 |
reception
Folklore received consistently positive reviews. The site Metacritic calculated from 15 professional reviews a rating average of 88/100 points. Tim Sohr from Stern described the album as "the first masterpiece of the Corona era".
Charts and chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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5 (... Where.) | ... |
 Austria (Ö3)
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2 (... Where.) | ... |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
 United States (Billboard)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
Web links
- [1] Taylor Swift Store. Accessed July 24, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instagram: Taylor Swift.Retrieved July 24, 2020
- ^ Opium for the Folk. Mirror culture. Retrieved July 27, 2020
- ↑ Taylor Swift Leaves Her Comfort Zones Behind on the Head-Spinning, Heartbreaking 'Folklore' . Rolling Stone. (English) Retrieved July 27, 2020
- ^ Folklore by Taylor Swift . Apple Music. Retrieved July 24, 2020
- ↑ Taylor Swift Releases New Album folklore: Listen and Read the Full Credits . Pitchfork. (English) Retrieved July 24, 2020
- ^ Metacritic: Folklore by Taylor Swift. Retrieved July 27, 2020. (English)
- ↑ Taylor Swift creates the first masterpiece of the Corona era. Star. Retrieved July 27, 2020
- ^ Taylor Swift - Folklore. GfK Entertainment , accessed on August 14, 2020 .
- ^ Taylor Swift - Folklore. Ö3 Austria Top 40 , accessed on August 5, 2020 .
- ^ Taylor Swift - Folklore. Swiss hit parade , accessed on August 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Official album chart results matching: Folklore. Official Charts Company , accessed July 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Keith Caulfield: Taylor Swift Achieves Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart & Biggest Week of 2020 With 'Folklore'. Billboard , August 2, 2020, accessed August 2, 2020 .